West Union Street Historic District

Roughly parts of W. Union St., Montrose St., & Riverside Dr., Morganton, North Carolina. County/parish: Burke.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 09, 1987. NRIS 87001931.

Part of Morganton MRA (NRIS 64000459).

59 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Riddle, Dr. Joseph Bennett, House
  • See Also:Mountain View
  • Tat

From Wikipedia:

West Union Street Historic District

West Union Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It encompasses 59 contributing buildings in a predominantly upper class residential section of Morganton. They were built between about 1815 and 1940, with the majority built between about 1890 and 1938. The district includes representative examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Bungalow / American Craftsman, and Late Victorian style architecture. Located in the district and listed separately is the Franklin Pierce Tate House.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717348